President
Muhammadu Buhari has signed three bills, which had earlier been passed by the
National Assembly, into Nigeria’s law.
This was
made by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi
Adesina, in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday.
Adesina said
the President signed the three bills on Tuesday.
According to
a statement, the bills are Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy
(Establishment) Bill, 2017, Air Force Institute of Technology of Nigeria
(Establishment) Bill, 2017 and National Intelligence Agency Pensions
(Establishment) Bill, 2017,
On the
Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy (Establishment) Bill, 2017,
the statement said “The College to be sited in Enugu is to provide courses of
instruction leading to the award of degrees, diplomas and certificates in
dental technology, dental therapy and related courses.
For the Air
Force Institute of Technology of Nigeria (Establishment) Bill, 2017, it said
“The Institute to be situated in Kaduna, is to give technical training to the personnel of the Nigerian Air Force
and other services of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Nigerians and citizens of
other African countries.
On the
National Intelligence Agency Pensions (Establishment) Bill, 2017, which is the
third bill, the statement said, “is to administer the pensions scheme for
personnel of the Agency, sequel to the exit of the Agency from the application
of the Contributory Pension’s Scheme under the Pension’s Reform Act, 2004.
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